Category Archives: 1910s

Armenian Genocide begins as Ottoman authorities arrest, deport hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and leaders from Constantinople 110 years ago early this morning (Apr 24 1915)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'The Unspeakable Things That Happened In The Armenian Genocide'

(Saturday, April 24, 1915 early morning ; during the Armenian genocide, part of World War I) — Ottoman authorities arrested and deported hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders from Constantinople today, marking the start of what observers describe as a sweeping campaign against the Armenian population of the empire. Continue reading Armenian Genocide begins as Ottoman authorities arrest, deport hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and leaders from Constantinople 110 years ago early this morning (Apr 24 1915) →

Germans launch first-full scale use of deadly chemicals in warfare 110 years ago this hour (Apr 22 1915)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'Gas On The Western Front - Baptism of Fire for Canada I THE GREAT WAR Week 39' (Apr. 22, 1915 at 1:20)

(Thursday, April 22, 1915, around 5:00 p.m. Central European Time; part of the Western Front of World War I) — The first full-scale use of deadly chemicals in warfare took place today as German forces unleashed chlorine gas against Allied troops at the start of the Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium during World War I; thousands of soldiers are believed to have died. Continue reading Germans launch first-full scale use of deadly chemicals in warfare 110 years ago this hour (Apr 22 1915) →

First U.S. flag vessel lost in World War I 110 years ago this morning (Jan 28 1915)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'SV WILLIAM P. FRYE - CONSTRUÇÃO AO NAUFRÁGIO'

(Thursday, January 28, 1915, 9:00 a.m. local time; during World War I) — The American merchant vessel SS William P. Frye, en route to England with a cargo of wheat, became the first U.S. ship to be sunk during World War I (in the South Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast) by a German cruiser, the SS Prinz Eitel Friedrich, even though the United States was not at war.

First official transcontinental telephone call takes place 110 years ago this hour (Jan 25 1915)

1910s


Video: 'Telephone Firsts: Transcontinental Phone Call'

(Monday, January 25, 1915, 4:30 p.m. EST) — America’s first official transcontinental telephone call took place today as Alexander Graham Bell, who was in New York, spoke to his former assistant, Thomas Watson, who was in San Francisco, over a line set up by American Telephone & Telegraph.

Germany carries out first air raid on Britain 110 years ago this hour (Jan 19 1915)

1910s, World War I


Video: '19th January 1915: German Zeppelins bomb Great Yarmouth & Kings Lynn in first air raid on Britain'

(Sunday, January 19, 1915, shortly after 8:30 p.m. GMT; during World War I) — Germany carried out its first air raid on Britain tonight as a pair of Zeppelins dropped bombs onto Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn in England. Continue reading Germany carries out first air raid on Britain 110 years ago this hour (Jan 19 1915) →